CBS: House hearing on reparations signals the issue is moving ahead

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June 19 is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War. A House Judiciary subcommittee will hear testimony Wednesday about slavery reparations. A bill before the committee would create a commission to study and consider reparations. Ed O'Keefe reports.

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